The coach was particularly happy with the second half. “We made some adjustments during the break,” he explained. “Before the break, our defense was vulnerable, and better afterwards. We had our opportunities, and this against a strong team. Sporting benefits from a lot of talent. We can be very proud,” insisted the coach.
Almost qualified and jackpot in sight: Club Bruges overthrew Sporting and can start dreaming of the Champions League
The result allows the people of Bruges to be in 14th place in the standings with 10 points. “But the second round is not yet over,” warned Hayen. “Mathematically, we’re not there yet. You shouldn’t start calculating too early. But we have 10 points. In theory, for the season, we thought that would be enough for the top 24. It seems like it won’t is not the case in the end. But if we succeeded against Sporting, then we can do it than Juventus We keep our feet on the ground, but we also have to take advantage of it.
Club Brugge will play its last two matches against Juventus (January 21) and Manchester City (January 29).
During the match against the Portuguese, Casper Nielsen, coming off the bench, turned the match around: the Dane took advantage of a nice opening from Hans Vanaken on the right and scored with a cross shot (84th).
The player was widely celebrated and the midfielder expressed his happiness. “It was great to be on the field tonight,” he said after the game. “I was ready for my replacement. We are the best team in Belgium and tonight we are showing ourselves in Europe again. It is for moments like these that we play football.”
Thanks to Nielsen, Club Brugge wins against Sporting Portugal: “Casper deserves this goal after difficult times”
